insert_link South Africa S.A’s UDM Leader Calls for Support of New Political Entrants Amid Electoral Court Ruling UDM leader in South Africa, Bantu Holomisa, says political parties must explore avenues to support and facilitate the participation of new entrants in the country’s democracy. This comes as the Electoral Court has ruled in favour of the Electoral Commission of South Africa, excluding five political parties from the ballot for next month’s general election. Holomisa says this ruling undoubtedly represents a significant setback for these parties and their supporters: […] todayApril 19, 2024 32
insert_link South Africa Helen Suzman Foundation Expresses Disappointment Over Finalization of Immigration White Paper by South Africa’s Cabinet The Helen Suzman Foundation in South Africa has expressed dismay regarding the country's cabinet's decision to formally adopt the white paper on Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection as final. The migration policy white paper was published in the gazette earlier this week. Naseema Fakir, the foundation's acting executive director, contends that the white paper offers a perplexing solution without adequately addressing the challenges posed by migration to South Africa. todayApril 19, 2024 32
insert_link South Africa S.A Public Protector Office Ordered to Explain Gratuity Delay to Former Chief The High Court in Pretoria has ordered the Office of the South African Public Protector to submit its reasons today for not disbursing a ten-million-rand gratuity to former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, as per the court's directive. Delays in Mkhwebane's urgent challenge were caused by the office's failure to promptly provide essential documents. According to News24, Judge Colleen Collis attributed the application's delayed readiness solely to the actions of the […] todayApril 19, 2024 14
insert_link South Africa Investigation Underway Following Mooikloof Substation Fire in South African City Of Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink of the city of Tshwane in S.A has stated that technical teams are diligently investigating the root cause of the fire at the Mooikloof substation. Since Wednesday evening, portions of eastern Pretoria have experienced power outages due to a transformer fire at the substation, which caused a trip at the Nyala in-feed station. Affected areas include sections of Moreleta Park, Mooikloof, Pretoria East Hospital, Woodhill, and the […] todayApril 19, 2024 30
insert_link South Africa S.A’s AfriForum’s legal team has urged president Cyril Ramaphosa to reconsider the Expropriation Bill’s constitutionality S.A's AfriForum's legal team has urged president Cyril Ramaphosa to reconsider the Expropriation Bill's constitutionality by sending it back to Parliament. This follows its approval by the National Council of Provinces. AfriForum's head of Public Relations, Ernst van Zyl, emphasises the need to prevent government from having unchecked power over property. He says the bill threatens private property rights in South Africa: todayApril 19, 2024 26
insert_link Lifestyle Survey names Cape Town as Africa’s best airport Cape Town’s airport has been named the best airport on the continent in a customer survey by the consumer ratings organisation Skytrax. Globally, the city is ranked 54th. According to BBC Africa, two other South African airports, Durban and Johannesburg, came second and third respectively in the continental listing. The airport in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa was ranked seventh in Africa and Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport came 10th. todayApril 18, 2024 33
South Africa Social media for sex education: South African teens explain how it would help them Social media platforms can provide safe, accurate and confidential information about sex to teens. Nattrass/Getty Images By Ayobami Precious Adekola, University of South Africa Most teenagers dread talking about sex with their parents. Their parents feel the same way. In some societies it’s considered taboo to even broach the subject. And, even where sexuality education is taught at schools, research has shown that effective communication between young […] todayApril 18, 2024 64
insert_link South Africa City of Johannesburg says it is pleased that the rule of law has been maintained especially against big businesses The City of Johannesburg says it is pleased that the rule of law has been maintained especially against big businesses and massive residential estates that want to avoid paying municipal services. The Johannesburg High Court ruled in favour of the city against Malakite Body Corporate and Greenstone Crest Body Corporate. The city’s spokesperson, Nkosana Lekotjolo, says the two appellants appealed an earlier judgment which found the metro was correct to […] todayApril 18, 2024 55
insert_link South Africa Former South African President Jacob Zuma to Present Private Prosecution Case Against Cyril Ramaphosa in High Court Appearance S.A Former President Jacob Zuma will appear at the High Court in Johannesburg in his capacity as the Private Prosecutor in his bid against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Zuma Foundation states that the purpose of the appearance is to provide an update to the criminal court on the ongoing appeals in the Supreme Court of Appeal regarding the review and setting aside of the summons served on the accused. todayApril 18, 2024 16